The latest moves and appointments for senior roles for Asia-Pacific wealth management.

Impax Asset Management, the UK-based investment firm focused on “sustainable investments,” has appointed Yasumitsu Iwasa (pictured) as head of Japan.

Iwasa has almost 30 years’ investment banking and fund management experience in Japan. Prior to joining Impax in March, he was head of Japan at Fullerton Fund Management, an asset management arm of Temasek Group. Before that he was with PIMCO where he led wholesale business development. Iwasa began his career at Goldman Sachs where he spent 12 years in equity derivatives and structuring. He holds an MIA in international economics from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Essex.

In his new role, Iwasa will divide his work across executive duties as country head and as a product specialist within Impax’s distribution team. He reports to Paul Voûte, head of distribution, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

The appointment comes after Impax said in March that it would be opening a Japan office, following its selection by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to receive a Green Finance Subsidy Program for Tokyo Market Entry.

The firm had ÂŁ40.1 billion ($49.5 billion) in assets under management as of 31 March, 2023.